Art Lessons Podcast

Two Creative Guys Talk Shopify and Viruses

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0700

You may know that I use Shopify for my web presence. Well, Adam does as well, and he's been doing it longer than me. I had some people ask me about my thoughts about certain aspects of the e-commerce platform, but since I don't know nearly as much as I should, I decided to bring Adam in to talk about it.

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Rethinking the gallery experience, with Amy Stock

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:00:00 -0700

Although there are many artists who would publicly say they don't care about not having gallery representation, and prefer the independence of going it on their own, several (if not all) of those artists would privately be ecstatic if they could get into a gallery. I am one of those.

Amy Stock, the founder/curator of Kennedy Grace Gallery in Long Beach would like to convert all artists over to this way of thinking, but with a new perspective on how galleries can work, and where they can be shown.

Join us in our conversation regarding the importance and future of galleries within the progressive world of art sales in the 21st Century.

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What does your community owe you?

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:33:56 -0700

Back for Round 2, this time Adam and I get into what community means in our work, and how much they owe us as creators who provide content, often times for free (wink).

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...AND we're back!

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:29:00 -0700

It's a new year, and a new opportunity to chat with Adam again. This one was so good we decided to do it twice.

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Sculptor Tracey Weiss Knocks Down the Ivory Tower

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:42:07 -0700

You may think you know about the art establishment, and you might even be right, but I guarantee that artist, sculptor, and professor, Tracey Weiss may challenge your preconceived notions.

In this episode, we talk a lot about the current state of visual arts, what it means to be an educator in this new era, and whether the people who run the establishment are really as evil as we think they are (maybe that's just me).

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Artist Stacey MacNevin is spirit animal

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:10:17 -0700

Have you ever met someone who not only embodies everything you wish you were in real life, but also one of the kindest, most generous individuals you've ever met in your life? That is who Stacey MacNevin is to me, and I'm so happy to share this conversation with you.

Stacey is a multi-disciplinary artist based on Toronto, Canada. You can find her work on her website and on Instagram.

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Excuse us while we pause for station identification

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:57:52 -0700

This conversation with Adam is a good one. I finally get a chance to revisit my experience with Tik Tok. We also talk about serendipitous situations that can sometimes lead to unexpected outcomes. And of course, there is coffee talk.

It's a social media breakdown

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 06:00:00 -0700

Adam is back in the open-air studio, absent of squirrels and helicopters, but chock full of hot content about social media, selling product, and much more.

Do NOT Sleep on Tik Tok

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:30:20 -0700

You may or may not know what Tik Tok is, but you should definitely get educated. Maybe you shy away from social media in general, but I can assure you that this platform is the most important thing that's happened in social since Instagram, and I explain my point of view completely in this episode.

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Sometimes the planets don't align

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0700

Sorry folks, this is not your regularly scheduled program. Adam and I wanted to bang out a new episode, but things didn't work out that way.

Top 10 Creative Cowboys That Changed My Career

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:15:23 -0700

My heroes have always been cowboys! No, that's not just a Waylon Jenning's song—it's an ideology, a continuous strain of a methodology that is found in a certain subset of creative individuals. This episode is a list of the Top 10 Creative Cowboys who have influenced me throughout my career. Design Cowboys

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Artist Stephanie Han talks art scene, coffee, and mosquitoes

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0700

Today I have one of our very own, Stephanie Han back on the show after about a year. Last time we talked about how we got where we are today. This time we talk about where to go from here with our art.

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Why I moved my online store back to Shopify

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:57:39 -0700

First there was WooCommerce. Then there was Shopify. That lead to Squarespace, but now I'm back to Shopify and here's why.

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Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, and PUGS!

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:45:00 -0700

We're back from hiatus. This time we get deep on hard vs. soft selling, Instagram advertising, when to charge vs. giving away things for free, AND why Adam's dogs keep licking my feet.

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10 Ways to Measure Success in Your Creative Work

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 06:13:00 -0700

The other day I found myself looking through the Instagram profiles of a couple more popular artists, and wondering how they had such a significant amount more followers than I do.

Adam drinks my coffee and drops knowledge bombs

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0700

Stop making the art business so much more complicated that it needs to be, Dave. That’s the voice in my head when I hear some of the reality checks that Adam drops on me this time around. It’s another rousing conversation about selling success tips.

5 Ways to Fight Mercury Retrograde

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:33:00 -0700

Let me be clear, I do not support the idea of Mercury's path through the universe having any control over what happens to us here on Earth, but some people do. This podcast is for them, and maybe fore you too.

REPLAY - The crossroads of art and commerce

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:06:00 -0700

I’m sharing an older episode, one of the first of Adam and i talking, and one of my favorite chats about art and commerce. There’s plenty of new folks here who may have not heard this one, and I think you all will enjoy it again.

First Time Art Show Recap

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:17:00 -0700

In this episode I take the content of my most recent YouTube video (link below), where I talk about all the lessons learned from my first time back on the art show circuit, and I expand on them.

Jason Reece of Trail of Dead talks music, art, and business

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:48:00 -0700

Today is a little different because I’ve invited Jason Reece of And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to come talk about how music and art go hand in hand.

No business like show business - Part II

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0700

Here's the much anticipated continuation of my conversation with Adam and his thoughts on how to run a successful handmade art show.

No business like show business

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:05:00 -0700

It wasn’t without some serious wrangling that I finally got Adam back into the Open Air Studio to talk about work and stuff. Of course, knowing us, there’s a lot of “stuff” before we get into the work, but I promise you, there’s a lot of valuable creative business conversation.

Presence and Being Present

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0700

YES! It’s back. Art Lessons returns from hiatus, and in this episode, I talk about all the things that I discovered about myself and my work while on break. There’s a lot of good things to discuss, so let’s get into it.

Season 4 Finale

Tue, 07 May 2019 06:00:00 -0700

I'm declaring this month Make Stuff May, and will be putting the podcast and YouTube videos aside for the reminder of the month, but not before I go on a rant about a few things that I've been thinking about lately.

When Squirrels Attack

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:27:00 -0700

He’s back folks, Adam Luedicke of ThePosterList.com is back to chat with us, and we get into a laundry list of different topics.